Wai‘anae Ecological Characterization

Mo‘olelo
Stories from the Community
Ancient

Kunihi Ka‘ena

Kunihi Ka‘ena, holo i ka malie Ka‘ena's profile fleets through the calm,
Wela i ka La ke alo o ka pali With flanks ablaze in the sunlight,
Aumamo mai i ka La o Kīlauea A furnace-heat like Kīlauea;
Iki‘iki i ka La na Keawa‘ula Keawa‘ula swelters in heat;
Ola i ka makani Kaia‘ulu Koholalele Koholalele revives in the breeze,
He makani ‘ia no lalo That breath from the sea, Kaia‘ulu.
Haoa ka La i na Mākua Fierce glows the sun of Mākua;
Lili ka La i ‘Ōhikilolo How it quivers at Ohikilele;
Ha‘a hula le‘a ka La i ke kula 'Tis the sun god's dance over the plain,
Ka ha‘a ana o ka La i Mākaha. A riot of dance at Mākaha.

Reference Cited

Waianae Coast Coalition. 2000. Waianae Coast Heritage Trails. Waianae, HI.

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